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Join YouthShare, your way
A volunteer role in one of our five labs or in the central team, an assignment recognised in your studies, a club at your school or in your town: every path has its place, within an international team working in English and French.
- CommitmentAt least one year for a role
- StatusFully voluntary roles
- LocationRemote, anywhere in the world
- LanguagesEnglish or French, ideally both
- RolesLeads and officers
Three ways to join us
Choose the path that fits your situation.
Open rolesA volunteer roleLead, officer, social media, AI or data specialist, translator or designer: an assignment of at least one year, remote, within an international team.See the roles 
School, university, programmeVolunteering for your studiesDoes your school or programme require volunteering? We design a recognised assignment with you, with the paperwork you need.The student path 
School, campus, townA YouthShare clubStart a club at your school, your university or in your town, or run a lab’s activities in person.Start a club
Open roles
Assignments, profile and time required: each role page tells you everything.
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Every role is fully voluntary and open to young people. The experience we ask for can come from a course, an internship, a student, volunteer or personal project. Want to be part of something big? Apply.
The Digital PalaverArtificial intelligence & society
Artificial intelligence & society
The Digital Palaver
The Digital Palaver questions artificial intelligence with the tools of the traditional palaver: machine memory, the future of rural life, education, digital sovereignty, cultural and linguistic bias, the future of work, the preservation of endangered languages and the ethics of automated decisions.
- The Digital Palaver Lab LeadYou lead the lab that questions artificial intelligence with the tools of the palaver: you set its course, lead its team and champion its work.
- AI and Society Research OfficerYou follow artificial intelligence news and turn it into material for the lab’s analyses.
- Digital Palaver FacilitatorYou organise the lab’s palavers, online debates where young people from several countries question artificial intelligence from their own culture.
The New Agora LabCivic space & debate
Civic space & debate
The New Agora Lab
The New Agora Lab is a debating space where young people from around the world compare their views, argue and build their own positions on the issues that matter to them: citizenship, equality, mental health, social bonds.
- The New Agora Lab LeadYou lead the space where youth debates with itself: you choose the big questions, safeguard the quality of exchanges and give life to the positions that emerge.
- Debate FacilitatorYou bring The New Agora Lab’s debates to life: preparation, moderation and the summary that keeps a record of them.
- Civic Engagement AnalystYou spot the issues that mobilise young people and prepare the briefs that feed the lab’s debates.
The Southern Compass LabSouth–South cooperation
South–South cooperation
The Southern Compass Lab
The Southern Compass Lab turns our attention to the realities and solutions of the Global South. The lab rigorously documents the issues that shape the daily lives of young people in Africa and beyond: water, agriculture, jobs, governance, local economies.
- The Southern Compass Lab LeadYou lead the lab focused on the realities and solutions of the Global South: you steer its investigations, bring its correspondents together and champion its work.
- Field Research OfficerYou document the issues of the Global South: data, interviews and stories that give the lab’s analyses their strength.
- Correspondents Network CoordinatorYou run The Southern Compass Lab’s network of correspondents, the young people who tell the realities of their country.
The New Forge LabLeadership & entrepreneurship
Leadership & entrepreneurship
The New Forge Lab
The New Forge Lab trains and equips young leaders to build lasting solutions in their own communities. Leadership is practised on real projects, with mentoring that lasts beyond the first burst of enthusiasm.
- The New Forge Lab LeadYou lead the lab that trains and equips young leaders: you design its programmes, support its mentors and follow the projects that come out of it.
- Mentoring Programme CoordinatorYou make The New Forge Lab’s mentoring work: well-matched pairs, meetings that happen, progress that is followed.
- Impact Projects OfficerYou support young leaders in running their projects, from the idea to the first concrete result.
The Impossible Futures LabForesight: climate, geopolitics, democracy
Foresight: climate, geopolitics, democracy
The Impossible Futures Lab
The Impossible Futures Lab gives young people a space to imagine the world of 2050 and debate it (climate, geopolitics, democracy, crises, everyday life), with scenarios grounded in solid sources.
- The Impossible Futures Lab LeadYou lead the lab where young people imagine the world of 2050 and debate it (climate, geopolitics, democracy, crises, everyday life): you set its course, run its workshops and debates, and carry its scenarios.
- Foresight and Scenarios OfficerYou help the lab build its futures: workshops, scenarios and stories that make the future tangible.
- Climate Data AnalystYou give the lab’s futures solid foundations: reliable, readable, well-sourced climate data.
Editorial teamReading, translation and publication
Reading, translation and publication
Editorial team
The teams that turn a text into a published analysis, in both of the site’s languages.
- Editorial Board MemberYou read, assess and improve the analyses that young authors from around the world submit to YouthShare.
- English-to-French Translator-EditorYou make analyses written in English readable in French, with the precision and voice of their author.
- French-to-English Translator-EditorYou carry analyses written in French into English, so they reach readers around the world.
- Newsletter Editor-in-ChiefYou put your name to YouthShare’s newsletter: a selection of analyses, events and voices from our labs that people want to open every month.
Communication & social media teamVoice, networks and visual identity
Voice, networks and visual identity
Communication & social media team
The specialists who carry YouthShare’s analyses and labs onto every network, in English and French, with one shared visual identity.
- Communication Strategy LeadYou give YouthShare a clear, recognisable voice: strategy, editorial line and communication team.
- Visual Content Designer (Canva)You shape YouthShare’s identity: social media visuals, analysis covers, event materials and short videos.
- Instagram SpecialistA Reel is won in its opening moments, and you know it. Come and make Instagram YouthShare’s shop window: Reels that hook, carousels people save, stories that make them want to get involved.
- LinkedIn SpecialistLinkedIn has its own codes, and you know them well. Make it the place where partners, institutions and young professionals discover YouthShare’s expertise, post after post.
- TikTok & Short-Form Video SpecialistPOV: you explain climate, AI or youth employment in one short video, and people watch to the end. That is exactly who we are looking for.
- Facebook & Community SpecialistFacebook is the village square: groups, events, local communities. Come and run them for YouthShare, from school clubs to an international network.
- Press OfficerYou bring YouthShare’s analyses into the media: press releases, op-eds, interviews, so that young people’s voices count in public debate.
- Podcast ProducerYou launch YouthShare’s podcast: our labs’ palavers, debates and analyses, ready to listen to anywhere.
Artificial intelligence teamAI in service of the mission
AI in service of the mission
Artificial intelligence team
At YouthShare Initiatives, artificial intelligence is part of everyday work: Claude, first and foremost, and ChatGPT support research, writing, translation and organisation. The AI team makes demanding, useful and responsible use of them, in service of the five labs.
- Head of AI StrategyYou set the course for artificial intelligence at YouthShare: which uses, with which tools, for which results and within which framework.
- AI Workflow Architect (Claude & ChatGPT)You design the workflows that save the team hours: from developing a project to following up a partnership, AI takes on what it can, under human oversight.
- Prompt & AI Evaluation SpecialistYou write the instructions that bring out the best in Claude and ChatGPT, and you prove, with tests, that their results can be trusted.
- AI Ethics & Governance LeadYou make sure AI serves YouthShare’s mission with respect for people, data and the law, and you make our practices transparent.
- Claude Specialist: Skills & AI AgentsYou put Claude to work across the whole life of the association: skills and agents that help develop projects, answer grant calls, carry out research, map our topics and design our reports.
- AI Process Automation SpecialistYou give the team its hours back: meeting notes, request triage, reports, posts. Every repetitive process becomes a reliable automation that combines AI with human review.
Data, impact & visualisation teamMaking numbers readable and useful
Making numbers readable and useful
Data, impact & visualisation team
YouthShare’s analyses draw on data: climate, employment, education, demography. The team turns it into clear charts, maps and infographics, and measures the association’s impact.
- Data Visualisation DesignerYou turn the data behind our analyses and reports into charts, maps and infographics that anyone understands at a glance.
- Interactive Data Visualisation Developer (D3.js)You code the interactive visualisations on YouthShare’s website: fast, accessible, bilingual and hosted on the site itself.
- Impact Evaluation OfficerYou measure what YouthShare truly changes: for the young people who get involved, for the readers of our analyses, for our partners.
Digital teamThe website and the team’s tools
The website and the team’s tools
Digital team
YouthShare’s website, its online services and the team’s working tools: fast, accessible and secure.
Clubs & events teamYouthShare on the ground
YouthShare on the ground
Clubs & events team
Clubs and events bring YouthShare to life, in person and online: meet-ups, palavers, talks, lab days.
- YouthShare Clubs CoordinatorYou support every YouthShare club, from the first conversation to the first meeting, and turn their network into a living community.
- Events Project ManagerWebinars, palavers, talks, in-person days: you make every YouthShare event a success, from the reverse schedule to the debrief.
Central teamStrategy, fundraising and volunteer life
Strategy, fundraising and volunteer life
Central team
The functions that give the labs their means, their partners and their volunteers.
- Grants and Fundraising LeadYou build YouthShare’s funding strategy: the grants, foundations and sponsorship that give the labs the means to act.
- Head of Partnerships & Institutional RelationsYou open doors: universities, foundations, international organisations, committed companies. You turn interest in YouthShare into lasting partnerships.
- Volunteer Experience LeadIn a team growing across several continents, every volunteer counts. You make their arrival, their year and their departure an experience that makes them want to stay and spread the word.
- Individual Giving OfficerYou give everyone a way to support YouthShare: donation campaigns, year-end appeals, regular giving.
Broaden your search
Remove a filter to see more roles, or send an open application: the Talent team reads it with the same care.
Another talent to offer
Send an open application: we read it with the same care and get back to you as soon as a role fits you.
What the team gives you
A real assignment
A defined role, concrete responsibilities and projects that get done.
An international team
Volunteers from several countries, working in English and French.
A method
Think before acting: every project starts with a time of collective reflection.
Support
A first conversation to frame your assignment, then regular check-ins with the team.
How selection works
Online application
You choose a role, present your background and attach your CV. A confirmation email gives you your reference.
Profile review
The Talent team reads every application and matches it with the needs of the role.
Video interview
A conversation to get to know each other and shape the assignment together.
Decision and arrival
You receive our answer by email, then your welcome into the team and your first access.
The one-year commitment
A non-profit project is built over time. Every volunteer therefore commits for at least one year: time to settle in, carry the assignment through and pass on what they have learned. The weekly time depends on the role and is given in each role description.
Already applied?
Follow every stage of your application with your reference and your email address.
Follow my applicationFrequently asked questions
Do I need to live in France?
All our assignments are remote: you can apply from any country.
I need to volunteer for my studies: is that possible?
Yes: the Volunteering for your studies path fits the assignment to your programme and covers your school’s paperwork.
Can I start a YouthShare club?
Yes, at your school, your university or in your town: the Start a YouthShare club guide explains every step.
Which languages do I need?
The team works in English and French. One of the two is enough to apply; speaking both is a real asset.
How much time should I plan?
The weekly time is given in each role description. The commitment is for at least one year, renewable.
Are these volunteer roles?
Yes: all our assignments are volunteer roles within a French non-profit association governed by the 1901 law.
How is my data protected?
Your application and documents are stored in the European Union and read only by the Talent team, the association’s administrators and the leads of the lab or team concerned. AKILI, the team’s assistant, can prepare a summary of them when they ask; the decision always rests with these people. They are deleted twelve months after a closed application, twenty-four months after an accepted one. Details are in our privacy policy.
Can I withdraw my application?
Yes, at any time, from your application tracking page.
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JeVeuxAider.gouv.fr
France’s public volunteering platform. Our remote and on-site missions are published there first.
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Idealist
The international platform for non-profit engagement, for applications from anywhere in the world, in English.
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